50+ Facts About Chihuahuas That You May Not Know

Chis should always be supervised when outside. Because of their small size, they have been known to be swooped up by eagles and hawks, attacked by wolves, coyotes and even alligators.

Since this breed is so tiny, a miniature teacup Chihuahua is a redundant term. They are  ‘teacup’ sized’ though this terminology is a marketing term and not an official canine classification.

There are many stories about unscrupulous ‘puppy’ sellers having sold rats to naive customers, passing them off as Chihuahua puppies. There is at least one documented case from Brazil in which a person paid $487 for a rat after being told it was a Chihuahua.

Chihuahuas have more Cesarean sections than any other breed due to the newborns’ extremely large head in relation to their body and the narrow width of  most Chi females.

There is some belief that Chihuahuas may have some roots in the Mediterranean and became established on the island of Malta. A small dog similar to a chihuahua lived there that had a Molera (soft spot on head). Chis are the only breed with that trait.